The AFC playoff race is ever-involving and might remain in flux until the final day of the 2021 NFL season.
Prior to a Monday night matchup featuring the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints — a game that has potentially heavy AFC playoff implications with the Fins — there are still 13 teams technically still in the running for the six remaining playoff spots after Kansas City clinched another AFC West title.
If the Dolphins can beat the Saints — who have rookie quarterback Ian Book making his first career start — there would be eight teams with records of 8-7 or 9-6 entering the final week of the season.